Jacking them up too fast may cause cracks in the walls and floors overhead.
Strengthen floor joists from above.
The joists are quite small 5 5 inch x 2 5inch with tiles above so i would also to take this opportunity to strengthen the floor as i think we re borderline on the deflection front and i dont fancy doing the floor again.
The nice thing about a beam and.
As incremental parts of a building s structure joists are not easily replaced.
Set a hydraulic jack and post under the beam and jack up the joists about 1 8 in.
A day until they re level.
Sistering is the process of adding a new joist next to each existing joist.
Nailing two 2x4s together will work to span about three joists unless the sag is under a weight bearing wall.
Lay the new sheets perpendicular to the floor joists and orient panel ends over joists.
You can however strengthen the joists by securing another length of wood to the existing joist called sistering.
Tack a beam under the sagging joists.
Choose ring shank nails or screws that are long enough to penetrate the joists by 11 2 in and space them every 6 in.